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Debian DSA-1183-1 : kernel-source-2.4.27 - several vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 22725
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Several security related problems have been discovered in the Linux kernel which may lead to a denial of service or even the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :- CVE-2005-4798 A buffer overflow in NFS readlink handling allows a malicious remote server to cause a denial of service.
- CVE-2006-2935 Diego Calleja Garcia discovered a buffer overflow in the DVD handling code that could be exploited by a specially crafted DVD USB storage device to execute arbitrary code.
- CVE-2006-1528 A bug in the SCSI driver allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
- CVE-2006-2444 Patrick McHardy discovered a bug in the SNMP NAT helper that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
- CVE-2006-2446 A race condition in the socket buffer handling allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
- CVE-2006-3745 Wei Wang discovered a bug in the SCTP implementation that allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly gain root privileges.
- CVE-2006-4535 David Miller reported a problem with the fix for CVE-2006-3745 that allows local users to crash the system via an SCTP socket with a certain SO_LINGER value.
The following matrix explains which kernel version for which architecture fixes the problem mentioned above :
stable (sarge) Source 2.4.27-10sarge4 Alpha architecture 2.4.27-10sarge4 ARM architecture 2.4.27-2sarge4 Intel IA-32 architecture 2.4.27-10sarge4 Intel IA-64 architecture 2.4.27-10sarge4 Motorola 680x0 architecture 2.4.27-3sarge4 MIPS architectures 2.4.27-10.sarge4.040815-1 PowerPC architecture 2.4.27-10sarge4 IBM S/390 2.4.27-2sarge4 Sun Sparc architecture 2.4.27-9sarge4 FAI 1.9.1sarge4 mindi-kernel 2.4.27-2sarge3 kernel-image-speakup-i386 2.4.27-1.1sarge3 systemimager 3.2.3-6sarge3
Solution
Upgrade the kernel package and reboot the machine. If you have built a custom kernel from the kernel source package, you will need to rebuild to take advantage of these fixes.See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-4798
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-2935
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-1528
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-2444
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-2446
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-3745
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 22725
File Name: debian_DSA-1183.nasl
Version: 1.21
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 10/14/2006
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kernel-source-2.4.27, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/25/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/27/2004
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-4798, CVE-2006-1528, CVE-2006-2444, CVE-2006-2446, CVE-2006-2935, CVE-2006-3745, CVE-2006-4535